7th August 1802
Napoleon lays into Jersey in the French press
Napoleon accused Jersey of granting asylum to criminals condemned to death, then sending them on raiding missions back into France. Once there, they were robbing and murdering anyone they came across and destroying their houses. According to the section of the French press under Napoleon’s control, this was being coordinated by the British government in London.
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Other events that occured in August
Curious bottles wash up on Jersey’s beaches
- Dozens of strange bottles washed up on beaches around the Channel Islands in 1893 as part of an experiment.
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Jèrriais author Philippe Le Sueur Mourant dies
- Philippe Le Sueur Mourant was born in St Saviour, Jersey, and moved to Newfoundland before returning to the island.
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Jersey’s military government is dissolved
- The Channel Islands’ political recovery from the Occupation of the Second World War was swift, even if the physical scars remain.
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Two parachute deaths in two days
- Two men were killed in accidents involving parachutes on consecutive days in Jersey in August 1975.
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